Giants’ Linebacker Kiwanuka’s Political Connection

We are looking for the country where Giants’ linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka’s grandfather became its first prime minister.

Podcast: The Kiira – Uganda’s Electric Car

Stories this week on Uganda’s electric car, Liberia’s new undersea fiber optic cable, and some Nigerians who are recycling plastic bottles into houses. Also, Syrian web monitoring and an app called Instant WILD.

Climate Change Raises New Challenges for Uganda’s Coffee Farmers

In recent years, changing weather patterns have begun to impact coffee crops around the world. One region that’s been hit hard recently is Uganda.

US Trainers Helping Uganda Fight LRA Face Challenges

US has announced it will send trainers into Uganda to help the military there take on the Lord’s Resistance Army. But we’ve done this before and nothing changed.

How Gaddafi is Remembered in Uganda

Moammar Gaddafi is remembered fondly by people in Uganda, especially those who attend the huge mosque named after Gaddafi in the capital Kampala. Gaddafi paid for the mosque and many other projects in Uganda.

US Troops to Help Uganda in Fight Against Rebel Lords Resistence Army

President Obama says he’s sending 100 American troops to help and advise government forces fighting the Lords Resistance Army (LRA).

Mental Health Not Getting Enough Attention From UN

Mental health advocates are upset that the UN is not focusing attention on mental health.

Why Congolese Refugees Who Fled to Uganda Refuse to Leave

Why tens of thousands of Congolese refugees who fled to Uganda refuse to return to Congo, now that the fighting has ceased.

HIV Discrimination for Africa’s Pregnant Women

Many African women with HIV who are pregnant, or want to become pregnant, suffer discrimination.

Over-Treating Malaria in Africa

In Africa, even when tests show that a patient does not have malaria, clinicians often prescribe malaria treatment.

Hidden Cameras Capturing Candid Wildlife

Hidden cameras have collected 52,000 images of mammals in the wild.

Acid Attacks on the Rise in Uganda

Acid throwing attacks are not that common in Africa, but they are starting to happen more often in Uganda.

A Rhino Called Obama

The first rhino born in Uganda in 27 years has round-the-clock security, in an effort to stop a repeat of history. All of Uganda’s rhinos were killed by poachers in the early 1980s to feed the illicit market in rhino horn.

Uganda’s Opposition Leader Under House Arrest

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Slideshow: Unrest in Uganda

Uganda anti-gay bill ‘shelved’

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